Science and Exploration

Video: Curiosity’s Descent To Mars

By Keith Cowing
August 6, 2012
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Video: Curiosity’s Descent To Mars
Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI)
NASA

The Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) captured the rover’s descent to the surface of the Red Planet. The instrument shot 4 fps video from heatshield separation to the ground.

Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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